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kottaraispönttö

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Finnish

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Macintosh 128K, or kottaraispönttö

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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kottarainen (starling) +‎ pönttö (here: short for linnunpönttö - nest box)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkotːɑrɑi̯sˌpøntːø/, [ˈko̞t̪ːɑ̝rɑ̝i̯s̠ˌpø̞n̪t̪ːø̞]
  • Rhymes: -øntːø
  • Hyphenation(key): kot‧tarais‧pönttö

Noun

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kottaraispönttö

  1. (literal sense) A nest box designed especially to suit for starling.
  2. (also capitalized) Nickname of the first Macintosh computer, known as Macintosh 128K.
  3. Nickname of the traffic enforcement camera housing box model used along the Finnish highways.

Declension

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Possessive forms of kottaraispönttö (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

Synonyms

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